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Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
WWF Australia Drones Drop Seeds for Koala Gum Trees
Specialised drones are being tested in a programme to boost koala numbers on Australia’s east coast, dropping seeds of gum trees as part of a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) scheme to regenerate bushland torched in the country’s historic bushfires. Continue reading
Aquiline Drones Signs License Deal with Drone Volt
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Aquiline Drones , the Hartford-based manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems and cloud solutions provider for commercial drone operations, announced that it has signed exclusive US manufacturing and distribution licensing agreements with Drone Volt, a French aeronautic manufacturer of professional civilian drones, on-board artificial intelligence, edge computing and unmanned aerial systems production. Continue reading
UK Medical Drone Delivery Service Announced
Apian founders Hammad Jeilani (right) and Christopher Law
Apian, part of the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme, aims to establish a network of secure air corridors for electric drones to navigate via satellite-enabled GPS. Each drone will be able to carry COVID-19 samples, test-kits and PPE. Continue reading
Gazprom Tests Unmanned Cargo Helicopter at Arctic Fields
Treeswift to Automate Forestry with Drone Swarms
Forests cover 30 percent of the Earth’s landmass, but that number is on the decline. Despite forests’ crucial role in conserving wildlife and processing carbon dioxide, many are threatened by deforestation and wildfires. Continue reading
A2Z Drone Delivery Launches Free-Fall Delivery System
A2Z Drone Delivery, LLC, developer of a patented tethered free-fall drone delivery mechanism, is launching its flagship product, the RDS1 (Rapid Delivery System) which maintains a safe hover of up to 150 feet (45.71 meters) while its delivery mechanism controls the payload’s free-fall for a safe and accurate touchdown. Continue reading
Seagull Downs Drone Over School During Roof Survey
A black-headed seagull brought down a drone over a school in south west Scotland during a roof survey which was being carried out at Stranraer Academy in July. Continue reading